The modern platform for workforce funding

Turn every frontline hire into working capital.

Essential Innovations helps small and mid-size employers with high-turnover, frontline teams unlock the tens of billions in tax credits and workforce funding built to help them hire, train, and keep great people — automatically, inside the onboarding you already use.

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Up to $9,600 per eligible new hire · Zero workflow change.

WOTC max value

$9,600

per eligible new hire

WOTC + State + Local + OJT

Q1 → Q4 momentum

Backed by Techstars '26
Tens of billions
in tax credits & workforce funding available
Up to $9,600
per eligible new hire (WOTC)
Zero
workflow change to your onboarding
Q1→Q4
quarterly credit tracking & full visibility

Who we help

Funding that follows the people who do the work.

For employers

Get automated ROI on every frontline hire. CreditCapture finds and certifies the credits you've been leaving on the table — up to $9,600 per eligible new hire — without changing how you onboard.

Veterans, SNAP recipients, justice-impacted, long-term unemployed, people in recovery — and more.

For employers

For workforce partners

Track verified placements and retention, prove your program's impact to donors and grantmakers, and unlock outcome-based funding — all from one shared system.

Nonprofits and workforce agencies turning real outcomes into renewed funding.

For partners

For job seekers

Find roles with employers genuinely committed to hiring essential workers — and to investing in the people who keep their communities running.

Real opportunities with employers building lasting, supportive careers.

Find work

How it works

Four steps. Zero guesswork.

  1. 1

    Screen

    AI-driven screening flags every eligible new hire across all WOTC target groups — a higher certification hit-rate from the same workforce.

  2. 2

    Certify

    We generate certified documentation and file on time, so credits actually land — securely stored and audit-ready.

  3. 3

    Track

    Quarterly credit tracking with full visibility — watch momentum build Q1 → Q4 across your whole team.

  4. 4

    Braid

    We braid WOTC together with state credits, local subsidies, and OJT funding to maximize support per worker.

Integrates into your existing onboarding with zero workflow change. Maximum ROI. Strict compliance.

Braided funding

We don't stop at WOTC — we braid every stream together.

Most employers only ever see one thread. CreditCapture weaves the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit together with state, local, and on-the-job-training funding into a single, maximized flow of capital per worker.

  • WOTC (federal)Up to $9,600 / eligible hire
  • State creditsState-by-state hiring incentives
  • Local subsidiesLocal & municipal support
  • OJT subsidiesOn-the-job training funding

Rolling out state by state — join the waitlist for your state.

WOTC State Local OJT = Maximum funding per worker

Results

More credits, captured from the same hires.

With CreditCapture running quietly behind our onboarding, we went from guessing about tax credits to capturing them every quarter.
— Frontline employer using CreditCapture (illustrative)
Up to $9,600
per eligible new hire
Higher
certification hit-rate via AI screening
4 streams
WOTC + state + local + OJT braided
Q1→Q4
quarterly tracking & full visibility

Ready to unlock your hidden capital?

See what frontline hiring could be worth to your business — and join the waitlist as we roll out state by state.

Estimate your credits Join the waitlist

New states added regularly. We'll let you know the moment CreditCapture is live in yours.

Quick credit estimator

AI screening typically surfaces more eligible hires than manual processes.

WOTC ranges up to $9,600; $2,400 is a common average.

Estimated annual credits

$18,000 / yr

WOTC 60% · State 20% · Local 12% · OJT 8%

Illustrative estimate — not a guarantee. Final credits depend on certification and your state's programs.

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